Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 K.C. I know that you only posted this for info but there is something I'd like to clear up because you hear people speaking about it. There is no such thing as " Penicillium/Aspergillus. " And Cladosporium is certainly not a by-product of Penicillium/Aspergillus. Whoever wrote this did a lot of copying and had a good imagination. Because Penicillium and Aspergillus spores cannot be distinguished using a microscope, we in the profession refer to small spores that could be either genus as Pen/Asp and count them together. This is like counting children from afar and giving the counts in Boy/Girl because you can't tell the difference from the distance. Cladosporium is simply another genus of fungus. C. May, M.A., CIAQP May Indoor Air Investigations LLC 3 Tolkien Lane Tyngsborough, MA 01879 617-354-1055 www.mayindoorair.com www.myhouseiskillingme.com >Indoor Air Quality - Mold Sampling >Posted by: " tigerpaw2c " tigerpaw2c@... tigerpaw2c >Date: Mon Jan 14, 2008 6:29 pm ((PST)) >Monday, January 14, 2008 >Indoor Air Quality - Mold Sampling >http://environmental-consulting.blogspot.com/2008/01/indoor-air- quality-mold-sampling.html >BIOAROSOL: GENERAL INFORMATION >The most common Mold spore causing health problems is >Penicillium/Aspergillus. These contaminants can come in the form of >invasive infections, colonizations, toxicoses, or allergies. They >are opportunistic invaders, infecting various sites in individuals >with lowered resistance to diseases. These Mold Spores have also >been known to cause inflammation of the cornea, external ear, >respiratory, and urinary tract infections. Some strains have even >been known to produce mycotoxins. >A dangerous fungal by-product of Penicillium/Aspergillus is >Cladosporium. Cladosporium is a slow-growing fungus that is very >sensitive to any kind of disruption. This can allow it to become >airborne very easy. It is very common in dead and decaying plants, >and therefore it is the fungus that is most commonly found in the >outdoor environment. It is a common cause of extrinsic asthma and >hay fever. Cladosporium is often found to be a causative agent of >skin lesions, sinusitis, and pulmonary infections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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